canoun

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Alternative forms

• canon, canone, kanon, kanoun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnuːn/, /kanun/

Noun

canoun (plural canouns)

1. Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law.
2. (often in the plural) A law or rule.
3. A body of authoritative rules.
4. The Canon of the Mass.

Descendants

• English: canon
• Scots: canon

References

• “canǒun, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old Northern French canoine, from Latin canōnicus; a back-formation from Old English canonic is also possible, though less likely. Some forms are influenced by central Old French chanoine.

Alternative forms

• canon, canun, chanon, chanoyne, chanoun, chanown, chanun, kanun, schanon, schanoun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnuːn/, /kanun/, /tʃa-/

Noun

canoun (plural canouns)

1. canon (clergy member serving a cathedral church).

Descendants

• English: canon

References

• “canǒun, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.